Ghibli Monkey

Likes: mushrooms, lilacs, neat rocks, and escapism. Dislikes: real world drama. Welcome to my woods! (main blog = hazelnutshippingco)

[pincspace]

[programmerhumour]

Funny how that works

[ferrousferrule]

I am so pleased at how many notes are some version of “I don’t fear the science, I fear the corporations who control it” because that is EXACTLY the attitude you should have. GMOs can save us. Monsanto will kill us.

[brunhiddensmusings]

what people fear about GMO- ‘theyre gonna make frankencarrots that crave human flesh and cause diarrhea ’ what GMO actually is- ‘we made rice crop that is both drought resistant and flood resistant which will prevent about 20% of major famine disasters, also it now makes vitamin A because vitamin A deficiency in poverty stricken areas is a major killer of kids as most vitamin A rich foods dont grow there’ what people SHOULD be upset about- ‘i made all crops sterile so all farmers have to buy the seed from me in perpetuity and i will sue anyone who tries to go back to crops that produce their own seed’

[aniseandspearmint]

^^^ THIS

[arsanatomica]

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[ainawgsd]

The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States. Other vernacular names include snot otter, lasagna lizard, devil dog, mud-devil, grampus, Allegheny alligator, mud dog, water dog, spotted water gecko and leverian water newt. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek kryptos (hidden) and branchion (gill). The species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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[elentori-art]

[tastefullyoffensive]

Photography by Jorge Saenz

[naye-et-cetera]

Met some cute little fuzzy friends out working hard today!

[andallshallbewell]

[husband]

shut the hell up and think about rubber ducky isopods

[ofdirtandbones]

Listen. You ARE nature. You’re an entire ecosystem. Your flesh sculpted from the dirt. Your blood brewed from rain water. Thousands of creatures living inside of you, on your skin, who wouldn’t be alive without you just like you wouldn’t be either without them. You are born from the forest and the sea. Be kind to yourself.

[hazelofthewoodland]

Maybe it's a generational thing... But do younger folks not use the phrase "real world" anymore? It doesn't refer to actual reality, but rather a subsection of it used to subjugate free thinking individuals into reigning themselves in to fulfil a false duty toward this subset. It is a term limiting one to a more modern human civilization's definition of what is important in life and involves such concepts as capitalism and the workforce.

Obviously, mud and frogs are part of the ACTUAL real world. But they are definitively outside of the modernly constructed "real world."

Not to get all philosophical on you, but I think we would do well to break the mold of society's carefully curated subset of "acceptable" and get back down to nature to find our roots and reconnect. And maybe your misunderstanding of my term is a sign you're doing that. If so, well done!

[jumpedoverthemoon]

If it was autumn i would simply open all the windows in my house and light a cinnamon candle in every room and snuggle up with a cup of hot chai on the couch with my cat and a thick blanket

[ed-longshanks]

important psa

[soundlessdragon]

Awh, I always thought they were so pretty and had no idea they could be harmful

[christianmarvel]

Can someone transcribe this? The water is really loud.

[petit-bon-homme]

“Hey everybody! Here we are in the southern Appalachian mountains. We have a pristine Montane stream ecosystem, as you can see all around us here. I thought I’d make an educational video this morning. It involves this practice right here [gestures to rock pile]. As our national parks and national forests fall victim to human pressure, more than ever, this is something we’re seeing more and more of. Hopefully we can make this video go viral. This stream, as you can see around us right here, is a breeding ground for North America’s largest salamander, the Eastern hellbender. They can get up to 2.5-3 feet long. It’s part of our natural heritage in the eastern United States. When people do this right here - what they consider to be art - they’re actually destroying the breeding ground for the Eastern hellbender salamander. The Eastern hellbender will use flat rocks such as these to make nesting sites in these streams. So here’s what I would like everybody to do. If you care about our Montane stream freshwater ecosystems like this one around us here, when you see something like this, this is what I recommend doing: [kicks down rock pile]. Take the rocks, throw them back into the stream. The Eastern hellbender utilizes rocks like this. It actually feels pretty good to do this! [walks to other pile] This is not actually art, okay? This is destruction of our freshwater ecosystems. So I would like to encourage everyone: when you see this [gestures to second rock pile], do this! [kicks pile] I’d like to return our streams to their natural state for the organisms that live here. Thanks, and have a good day.”

[officialmossman-deletedsept9202]

Me: :(

Moss:

Me: :)

[figdays]

Fitz and Floyd Frog /Toad Mugs and Pitcher Set // VintageKnicknackShop

[little-witchys-cottage]

Oh how I wish someone would kiss me and turn me into a frog

[locusimperium]

[swan-archive]

locusimperium:

A few years ago, when I was living in the housing co-op and looking for a quick cookie recipe, I came across a blog post for something called “Norwegian Christmas butter squares.” I’d never found anything like it before: it created rich, buttery and chewy cookies, like a vastly superior version of the holiday sugar cookies I’d eaten growing up. About a year ago I went looking for the recipe again, and failed to find it. The blog had been taken down, and it sent me into momentary panic. 

Luckily, I remembered enough to find it on the Wayback Machine, and quickly copied it into a file that I’ve saved ever since. I probably make these cookies about once a month, and they last about five days around my voracious husband - they’re fantastic with a cup of bitter coffee or tea. I’m skeptical that there is something distinctively Norwegian about these cookies, but they do seem like the perfect thing to eat on a cold day. 

Norwegian Christmas Butter Squares

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 egg 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1 tsp vanilla ½ tsp salt Turbinado/ Raw Sugar for dusting

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Chill a 9x13″ baking pan in the freezer. Do not grease the pan.

Using a mixer, blend the butter, egg, sugar, and salt together until it is creamy.  Add the flour and vanilla and mix using your hands until the mixture holds together in large clumps. If it seems overly soft, add a little extra flour. 

Using your hands, press the dough out onto the chilled and ungreased baking sheet until it is even and ¼ inch thick.  Dust the top of the cookies evenly with raw sugar.

Bake at 400 degrees until the edges turn a golden brown, about 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Let cool for about five minutes before cutting the cooked dough into squares. Remove the squares from the warm pan using a spatula.

[brawltogethernow]

So I tried this recipe.

And it is GREAT.

It basically makes the platonic ideal of commercial sugar cookies, only in bar form. When I give them to people (which I do a lot, because this is one of those simple recipes where the results seem very impressive), I just tell them they’re sugar cookie bars.

[davetheshady]

Life hack: add white chocolate chips and sea salt